HBO’s critically acclaimed True Detective returns for a second season with a completely different cast on June 21, 2015. Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch lead the ensemble and are featured in the first minute-long teaser trailer for the dramatic series. The eight-episode season two also features Kelly Reilly, with the first two episodes directed by Justin Lin (the Fast and Furious franchise) from a script by series creator Nic Pizzolatto.
The basic plot: “A bizarre murder brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal, each of whom must navigate a web of conspiracy and betrayal in the scorched landscapes of California.”
Per HBO, here the details on who Farrell, Vaughn, McAdams, Kitsch, and Reilly will be playing:
The Plot: Three police officers and a career criminal must navigate a web of conspiracy in the aftermath of a murder.
– Colin Farrell as Ray Velcoro, a compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him.
– Vince Vaughn as Frank Semyon, a criminal and entrepreneur in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner.
– Rachel McAdams as Ani Bezzerides, a Ventura County Sheriff’s detective whose uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves.
– Taylor Kitsch as Paul Woodrugh, a war veteran and motorcycle officer for the California Highway Patrol, running from a difficult past and the sudden glare of a scandal that never happened.
– Kelly Reilly as Jordan, Frank Semyon’s wife, a former D-list actress who is a full partner in his enterprises and ambitions.
Watch the trailer:
